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The Effect of African American Skin Color on Hiring Preferences1

Wade, T. Joel, Romano, Melanie Judkins, Blue, Leslie·2004·Journal of Applied Social Psychology
DOI 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01991.x
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The role of African American skin color in hiring decisions was investigated in a 2 × 2 × 2 (Participant Sex × Applicant Sex × Applicant Skin Color) design. College‐age participants (N= 107) were presented with stimuli and asked to make 8 employment‐related decisions. An interaction of applicant skin color and participant sex and a skin‐color main effect were predicted. Fair‐skinned applicants were expected to receive better ratings from men, while dark‐skinned applicants were expected to receive better ratings from women or ratings from women would not differ. Additionally, in general, fair‐skinned individuals were expected to receive better ratings than dark‐skinned individuals. The results were consistent with the hypotheses. Results are discussed in terms of the “what is beautiful is good” stereotype and prior research.

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Authors
Wade, T. J., Romano, M. J., & Blue, L.
Affiliations
Bucknell University (US)
Corresponding author
Wade, T. Joel
ORCID
Wade, T. Joel
Venue
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-12
Volume
34
Issue
12
Pages
2550-2558
ISSN
  • 0021-9029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-1816
DOI
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01991.x
OpenAlex
W2053343863
Cited by
55
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
3.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 607 d)
Locations
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
skin color, hiring preferences, racial discrimination, African Americans, gender differences in hiring, employment decisions

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